Chocolate Date Slice

Makes 8 slices

150 g dark cooking chocolate, choppedPreheat the oven to 180°C. Pour boiling water onto the dates and set aside.Beat eggs and brown sugar until thick. Add the chocolate and milk, and beat. Add sifted flour and cocoa. Mix until smooth. Fold in the dates and walnuts.Pour mixture into a lined 18 x 28 cm slice?tin. Bake for about 40 minutes at 180°C, or until done.

Preparation time:?7 minutes
Cooking time:?40 minutes
Difficulty rating: Easy

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Fruit and Nut Chocolate Slice

Serves 8

1 1/2 cup wholemeal self-raising flour 1 1/2 cup quick oats 1/2 cup sugar 100 g bar dark chocolate, chopped1 cup raisins 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped1 1/2 cup milk Preheat oven to 180°C and grease tray. Mix all dry ingredients and combine well. Add milk to mix and combine well. Bake for 25 minutes at 180°C.

Preparation time:?7 minutes
Cooking time:?25 minutes
Difficulty rating: Easy

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Vegetable Slice

Number of servings: 8 mains

6 eggs5 tablespoons plain flour1 onion diced2 large zucchini grated2 medium carrots grated1 cup corn1cup peas2 cloves garlicSalt and pepper to taste

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Difficulty rating: Easy

Whisk eggs and flour.Add vegetables and mix together.Put in a quiche dish lined with baking paper.Bake for 40 minutes in a 180oC oven.Serve hot or cold.

Tips:

Eat leftovers cold for lunch at work or school;Serve with a side salad for a healthy meal packed with vitamins and minerals. Salad vegetables are an excellent source of micronutrients which are important for maintaining a healthy body. Serving all meals with a side salad is an easy way to ensure you eat all the vegetables you need for a healthy balanced diet;Leave the skin on vegetables so that you get all the fibre. The skin of fruits and vegetables is nutrient rich and contains most of the fibre, an important micronutrient used by the gastrointestinal system for digestion;A low fat cheese to the top before baking for a calcium-rich treat. Calcium is an important micronutrient found mainly in dairy products which is used to build healthy teeth and bones. Eating extra calcium is especially important for:

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Zucchini Slice

Makes 8 mains servings

500 g zucchini1 large onion2 rashers middle bacon, fat trimmed1 cup self-raising flour1 tablespoon canola oil5 eggsSalt?and pepper to tasteCoarsely grate unpeeled zucchini.Finely chop onion and bacon (removing any bacon fat). Combine zucchini, onion, bacon, sifted flour, oil and lightly beaten eggs in a bowl. Season to taste. Pour into lamington tin lined with baking paper. Bake in moderate oven for 30–40 minutes or until browned.

Preparation time:?10 minutes
Cooking time:?30–40 minutes
Difficulty rating:?Easy

Tips

Leftovers taste great, hot or cold, and make a wonderful lunchbox treat.Serve with fresh salad for a meal full of vitamins and minerals which will help keep your body healthy. Serving all meals with a side salad is an easy way to ensure you eat all the vegetables you need for a healthy balanced diet.Use wholemeal self-raising flour for added fibre. Fibre is an important micronutrient used by the gastrointestinal system to aid digestion. Wholegrain cereal products are the best source of fibre.Use gluten-free flour to make this recipe suitable for people with coeliac disease.Make sure you trim all the fat off the bacon to reduce the fat content of this recipe. You can also lessen the amount of oil you add to the slice mixture to further reduce the fat content and improve your diet. In the long term, reducing fat consumption lowers your chance of developing chronic health conditions such as obesity, erectile dysfunction, type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome.Substitute bacon for spinach leaves and reduced-fat cheese if you're cooking for people who follow a vegetarian diet.

This recipe comes fresh from Tess' oven in Youngtown, Tasmania.

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